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Dr enrique ona12/29/2023 ![]() Ona graduated from the University of The Philippines Manila College of Medicine in 1999. Population coverage, service coverage, and financial coverage. (623) 455-7800 OVERVIEW RATINGS & REVIEWS LOCATIONS INSURANCE OVERVIEW Dr. Leadership of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).The conceptual framework of the law is based on the World Health Organization’s three dimensions of universal health coverage, namely Duque III on October 10, 2019, thus paving the way for the Philippines to embark on a major health reform under the Its Implementing Rules and Regulations was signed by Health For Introduction: The Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, also known as Republic Actġ1223, was signed into law by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 20, 2019. I sleep early and woke up early, starting to read the Universal Health Care from Policy to Practice. I am just starting to comprehend by reading this recently released book online on UHC from policy to practice. ![]() I paid my 3 year PhilHealth contribution in 2020 due in 2023. The recepient of my IM-Cardio service is the individual patient. "It's also very unfair to right away say that there is corruption just because of certain misinterpretations or misunderstandings on the process of how funds are disbursed or allocated," he said.Just sharing my pace in keeping the Universal Health Care. He also said it would be helpful if the public and concerned lawmakers and officials understood the figures and processes first before jumping to any conclusions. Ona assured the public that he will look into the DOH's fund allocations for past years' family health programs, saying that it will help the DOH implement responsible parenthood programs in the coming years. Ona said these are part of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's agenda to provide universal health care to every Filipino. The DOH has earlier expressed its support for the Reproductive Health/Responsible Parenthood bill. "This observation of Senator Sotto may be one reason why we should have a responsible parenthood bill, so that the position of the government is clear to everyone," Ona said. The budget intended for family health programs includes, among others, the purchase of family planning methods like pills and condoms. ![]() Gano'n pa man, titingnan pa rin natin kung paano nagamit," he said, adding that the DOH is ready to file corruption charges "if necessary." "Afraid" to use budget for RH? Meanwhile, Ona said some local officials may be "afraid" to use the funds for the MNCHN because the previous administration was unclear about its reproductive health stand. "Wala namang nakitang source of corruption. So ang dapat tingnan ngayon, anong nangyari sa pera na nai-release in these provinces in 2008 or 2009?" Ona said the LGUs may not have told Sotto the entire situation when they reported that they have not received their budgets for family health programs. "Ang nangyari dito ay hindi mai-release (ang pondo) unless may approval ng COA. "COA looks at the liquidation reports," he said. Meanwhile, LGUs in Region IV-A, including Quezon, Batangas and Lucena City, are required by local auditors to submit liquidation reports before the funds for the year are released. The release of the province's 2010 allocation of about P2.4 million is on hold because the provincial government has yet to submit its report on the province's investment plan for health. Ona explained that the Ilocos Norte Provincial Health Office received an allocation of over P644,0 and almost P600,0. Countering Sotto's claims In his privilege speech on Tuesday, Sotto claimed that Ilocos Norte, Quezon, Batangas, and the city of Lucena "did not receive a single centavo" of the MNCHN funds. He said the release of the family health program budget for LGUs depends on each province's compliance with the requirements of the DOH and the Commission on Audit (COA): the submission of reports on fund utilization and liquidation. ![]() Ona explained that the DOH national office releases the funds to the regional offices which turn over the funds to provincial health units. Ona said the LGUs that did not receive the budgets for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) programs, may have failed to comply with one of the requirements: liquidating funds from the previous year's family health programs. In a press conference on Wednesday, Ona belied Senator Tito Sotto's claims in a privilege speech that some LGUs did not receive the funds allotted to them from 2008 to 2010. Enrique Ona denied allegations that there were anomalies in the release of the funds for the family health programs of local government units (LGU).
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